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December 6, 2008
And I'm not going to stop
I have a dirty little secret.
I'm a water waster.
Not all day long, mind you. I turn the faucet off while I brush. We try not to overwater the lawn. We have energy efficient and water saving appliances. I let the yellow mellow.
But in the morning, when I take my shower? I indulge. I wash and scrub and condition quickly, just in case something happens to one of the kids and I have to make a quick escape, and then I stand under a glorious stream of water so hot it heats me to the core. I stay in there until I'm so warm, turning off the water and standing naked in a cool bathroom is almost a relief. I refuse to leave until I've had enough alone time to get me through until at least lunch.
To be fair, aside from chocolate, my morning shower is pretty much my only everyday type indulgence. My nails are unkempt and unpainted. My hair gets biannual cuttings from the local cheap chain haircutters, if it's lucky. My husband and I share the same pile of t-shirts, which I wear over my sweatpants or my one pair of somewhat stylish, worn thin pair of Old Navy jeans. I clean my own house, mow my own yard, do my best to shop sales, and turn out the lights when I leave a room.
I have a dirty little secret.
Posted by me at December 6, 2008 9:51 AM
Comments
Too funny. Only last night, in the shower, I was justifying my overindulgence in hot water by thinking about all of the enviro-friendly things I do. I bring my own bags to the supermarket! I use cloth napkins and cleaning rags, and dry them outside! I don't drive the car much, I turn off the lights when I leave the room, I recycle everything, I make my kid haul reusable food containers in to school, even if it means I have to scrub applesauce out of his lunchbox twice a week. I even cloth diapered him, back in the day... surely I've earned my daily shower, right?
Posted by: Summer at December 8, 2008 12:34 PM